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and under their direction engage constantly in Her service.
This is the most exalted method for those engaged in devo-
tional service under the protection of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. In this connection Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura writes that even great sages and great
devotees like Narada and Sanaka do not get an opportunity
to come to Radha-kunda to take their baths. What, then, to
speak of ordinary devotees? If, by great fortune, one gets an
opportunity to come to Radha-kunda and bathe even once,
he can develop his transcendental love for Krsna, exactly as
the gopis did. It is also recommended that one should live on
the banks of Radha-kunda and should be absorbed in the
loving service of the Lord. One should bathe there regularly
and give up all material conceptions, taking shelter of Sri
Radha and Her assistant gopis. If one is thus constantly
engaged during his lifetime, after giving up the body he will
return back to Godhead to serve Sri Radha in the same way
as he contemplated during his life on the banks of Radha-
kunda. The conclusion is that to live on the banks of the
Radha-kunda and to bathe there daily constitute the highest
perfection of devotional service. It is a difficult position to
attain, even for great sages and devotees like Narada. Thus
there is no limit to the glory of Sri Radha-kunda. By serving
Radha-kunda, one can get an opportunity to become an
assistant of Srimati Radharani under the eternal guidance of
the gopis.
